UDaniyeli
4:1 UNebhukadenetsare ukumkani uthi kuzo zonke iintlanga, nezizwe, neelwimi;
hlalani ehlabathini lonke; Uxolo malube nani.
4:2 Ndakubona kulungile ukuba ndikuxele imiqondiso nezimanga, anazo uThixo Osenyangweni
yenzeke kum.
4:3 Imiqondiso yakhe, hayi ukuba mikhulu kwayo! hayi, ukuba namandla kwemisebenzi yakhe ebalulekileyo! ubukumkani bakhe bubo
ubukumkani obungunaphakade, nolawulo lwakhe lukwizizukulwana ngezizukulwana
isizukulwana.
4:4 Mna Nebhukadenetsare bendizolile endlwini yam, ndichumile endlwini yam
ibhotwe:
4:5 Ndabona iphupha, landothusa, neengcinga esililini sam, naloo ngcinga
imibono yentloko yam yandikhwankqisa.
4:6 Ndawisa umthetho wokuthi, zonke izilumko zaseBhabheli maziziswe ngaphambili
ukuze bandazise ukutyhilwa kwephupha elo.
4:7 Zaza ke zeza izazi, nabakhwitsi, namaKaledi, namaKaledi
Ndabaxelela iphupha elo; kodwa abazange benze
ndazise kum ukutyhilwa kwayo.
4:8 Ekugqibeleni kweza kum uDaniyeli, ogama linguBheletshatsare.
ngokwegama loThixo wam, akuye uMoya oyiNgcwele
Ndalichaza iphupha elo phambi kwakhe, ndisithi.
4:9 Owu Bheletshatsare, mongameli wezazi, ngenxa yokuba ndiyazi ukuba umoya
Uphakathi koothixo abangcwele, akukho mfihlakalo ikukhohlayo, ndixelele wena
umbono wephupha lam endilibonileyo, nokutyhilwa kwalo.
4:10 Imibono ke yentloko yam esililini sam nantsi: Ndabona, nango umthi;
esazulwini sehlabathi, ukuphakama kwalo kwaba kukhulu.
4:11 Wakhula umthi, womelela, kwafikelela ukuphakama kwawo
izulu, nokubonakala kwako ekupheleni kwehlabathi lonke.
4:12 Amagqabi awo ebemahle, neziqhamo zawo bezizininzi;
kukudla kwabo bonke abantu; amarhamncwa asendle abenomthunzi phantsi kwawo, neentaka
yasezulwini yahlala emasebeni awo, yasondla yonke inyama kuwo.
4:13 Ndabona emibonweni yentloko yam, ndisesililini sam, nanko, ebonakala umlindi, ephuma ebuthongweni;
ongcwele wehla evela ezulwini;
4:14 Wadanduluka ngamandla, wathi, Wugawuleni lo mthi, niwunqumle owakhe
Vuthululani amagqabi awo, nizichithachithe iziqhamo zabo;
sukani emke phantsi kwawo, neentaka emasebeni awo.
4:15 Noko ke, sishiyeni isiphunzi esineengcambu zawo emhlabeni, kunye neqhina
Yentsimbi nobhedu, engceni yasendle; kwaye mayibe manzi
nombethe wezulu, isabelo sakhe sibe semarhamncwa asendle
ingca yomhlaba;
4:16 Intliziyo yakhe mayisuke ingabi yeyomntu, anikwe intliziyo yenkomo
kuye; kudlule amaxesha amisiweyo abe sixhenxe phezu kwakhe.
4:17 Le nto imiselwe abalindi, umcimbi ke lilizwi
ukuze abaphilayo bazi ukuba ngoyena mkhulu
Uphakamileyo ulawula ebukumkanini babantu, kwaye ubunika lowo athanda ukumnika;
umise phezu kwayo oyena uphantsi.
4:18 Elo phupha ndilibonile, mna kumkani Nebhukadenetsare. Kaloku wena, Bheletshatsare,
xela ukutyhilwa kwayo, ngenxa nje yokuba zonke izilumko zakwam
ubukumkani abunako ukundazisa ukutyhilwa kwalo;
ubugcisa obunako; ngokuba unomoya woothixo abangcwele.
4:19 Waza uDaniyeli, ogama linguBheletshatsare, wamangaliswa umzuzwana omnye
iingcinga zakhe zamkhathaza. Waphendula ukumkani wathi, Bheletshatsare, khawuyeke
ungakukhathazi iphupha, nokutyhilwa kwalo. UBheletshatsare
waphendula wathi, Nkosi yam, iphupha malisingisele kwabakuthiyileyo, nakwabakuthiyileyo
Ukutyhilwa kwalo kwiintshaba zakho.
4:20 Umthi owubonileyo, owakhulayo womelela, okuphakama kwawo;
yafikelela emazulwini, yabonakala ehlabathini lonke;
4:21 omagqabi abemahle, nesiqhamo sawo besininzi, kukudla kuwo
yabo bonke; ekwahlala phantsi kwawo amarhamncwa asendle, okabani na
iintaka zezulu zaba namasebe.
4:22 Nguwe, kumkani, othe wakhula, womelela, ngenxa yobukhulu bakho
likhulile, lafikelela emazulwini, nolawulo lwakho ekupheleni kwelizwe
umhlaba.
4:23 Ekubeni ukumkani ebone umlindi ongoyingcwele esihla evela
izulu, besithi, Wugawuleni lo mthi, niwonakalise; kodwa yiyeke
isiphunzi seengcambu zawo emhlabeni, kunye nebhanti yentsimbi kunye
lubhedu kwingca yasendle; ibe manzi ngumbethe
yezulu, isabelo sakhe sibe semarhamncwa asendle, ade
Kudlule amaxesha asixhenxe phezu kwakhe;
4:24 Siso esi isityhilo, kumkani, ngulo ummiselo ke ogqithiseleyo
Phezulu, okuyifikeleyo inkosi yam ukumkani;
4:25 ukuze bakugxothe ebantwini, libe likhaya lakho
amarhamncwa asendle aya kukudlisa utyani njengeenkomo, nanjengeenkomo
bakunyakamisa ngombethe wezulu, kudlule amaxesha amisiweyo asixhenxe
phezu kwakho, ude wazi ukuba Osenyangweni unegunya ebukumkanini belizwe
abantu, kwaye ulunika lowo asukuba ethanda ukumnika.
4:26 Kuthe, masishiywe isiphunzi esineengcambu; wakho
ubukumkani buya kuqiniselwa kuwe, wakuba ukwazi oko
amazulu ayalawula.
4:27 Ngako oko, kumkani, icebo lam malikholeke kuwe, uqhawule
ubugwenxa bakho bube ngobulungisa, nobugwenxa bakho ngokubenzela inceba
ihlwempu; ukuba kungakoluka ukuzola kwakho.
4:28 Konke oko kwamfikela ukumkani uNebhukadenetsare.
4:29 Ekupheleni kweenyanga ezilishumi elinambini, wayehambahamba phezu kwebhotwe lobukumkani
eBhabhiloni.
4:30 Waphendula ukumkani, wathi, Le asiyiyo na iBhabheli enkulu, endiyakhileyo?
ngenxa yendlu yobukumkani ngamandla amakhulu, nangenxa yendlu yobukumkani
imbeko yobungangamsha bam?
4:31 Kwathi, eli lizwi lisemlonyeni wokumkani, kwaphuma izwi ezulwini, lisithi,
esithi, Kuthethwa kuwe, kumkani Nebhukadenetsare; Ubukumkani bu
umkile kuwe.
4:32 Kwaye baya kukugxotha ebantwini, libe likhaya lakho
Amarhamncwa asendle aya kukudlisa utyani njengeenkomo, nanjengeenkomo
Kudlule amaxesha asixhenxe phezu kwakho, ude wazi ukuba Osenyangweni
ulawula ebukumkanini babantu, kwaye ubunika lowo asukuba ethanda ukumnika.
4:33 Kwangelo lixa lazaliseka ilizwi kuNebhukadenetsare;
wagxothwa ebantwini, wadla utyani njengeenkomo, wanyakama yinyama yakhe
zada iinwele zakhe zakhula, zanjengeentsiba zokhozi;
iinzipho zayo zinjengezeentaka.
4:34 Ekupheleni kwemihla, mna, Nebhukadenetsare, ndawaphakamisela amehlo am kuwo
izulu, nengqiqo yam yabuyela kum, ndasikelela kakhulu
Phezulu, ndamncoma, ndambeka ohleli ngonaphakade, owakhe
igunya ligunya elingunaphakade, ubukumkani bakhe bukwizizukulwana ngezizukulwana
kwisizukulwana:
4:35 Baye bonke abemi behlabathi bebalelwe ekubeni yinto engento
wenza ngokuthanda kwakhe emkhosini wezulu, naphakathi kwamazulu
abemi behlabathi: akukho bani unokusithintela isandla sakhe, athi kuye.
Wenza ntoni?
4:36 Kwaoko ukwazi kwam kwabuyela kwakum; nangenxa yozuko lwam
ubukumkani, ubungangamsha bam nokuqaqamba kwam kwabuyela kwakum; nabacebisi bam
zandifuna iinkosi zam; ndaqiniselwa ebukumkanini bam, ndaza
kongezelelwa ubungangamsha obuncamisileyo.
4:37 Kaloku, mna Nebhukadenetsare, ndiyamncoma, ndimphakamisa, ndimbeka uKumkani wamazulu wonke
ozenzo zakhe ziyinyaniso, neendlela zakhe zisesikweni; nabo bahambayo
unako ukuthoba ikratshi.